Ebola Death Toll in Democratic Republic of Congo Surpasses 4,000
The outbreak has now affected seven of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 26 provinces, according to a report by TASS.
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The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 4,000, according to a report by TASS.
The disease has spread to seven of the country’s 26 provinces, the report said, indicating a wide geographic footprint for the outbreak within the country.
The report did not provide additional details on the timeframe over which the deaths occurred, the total number of confirmed or suspected cases, or which specific provinces have been affected.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced repeated Ebola outbreaks in past years, and the country’s health authorities, often working with international partners, have previously mounted vaccination and containment campaigns in response to the virus, which causes severe hemorrhagic fever and carries a high fatality rate without prompt treatment.
No information was given in the report regarding current response efforts, the involvement of international health organizations in the latest figures, or projections for how the outbreak might develop.
Further updates on the outbreak’s scale and the authorities’ response were not immediately available.
Sources
- Ebola death toll in DRC exceeds 4,000 — TASS (Russia)
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